Campus Watch

Tashan Newsome is on a roll

Newsome, from Albany (Colonie High), had a team-high 26 points, including nine in the final four minutes, to lift the Bulldogs to a 71-68 victory over Liberty last Saturday night at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C. The 6-foot-3 guard went 8-for-14 from the floor and 10-for-13 from the free-throw line in 32 minutes.

Newsome has scored 20 points or more in his past four games, with Gardner-Webb going 3-1. He also had 26 points in a 76-65 victory over Longwood the previous Saturday in Paul Porter Arena. On the season, he leads the Bulldogs (14-11 overall, 6-5 in the Big South Conference) with a 15.2 scoring average. He’s also averaging 5.4 rebounds and has 52 assists.

Fecteau back in action

Connecticut senior Grant Fecteau suffered a midseason injury last year and didn’t return to the men’s swimming team until the start of the second semester this season, but if his performance on the diving board in recent meets is any indication, the senior from Delmar (Bethlehem High) is ready to make noise in the Big East Conference Championships and the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.

In his first meet of the season, Fecteau won the one-meter (309.53 points) and three-meter (354.23) in a 180-108 victory over Seton Hall. He won the one-meter (299.47) in a 182-113 loss to Dartmouth and came back to win both events (300.15 in the one-meter and 302.40 in the three-meter) in a 200-81 triumph over Colgate.

The Big East meet is set for Feb. 27-March 2 in Indianapolis, the Zone Diving is March 15-16 in Christiansburg, Va.

Barbour crashes party

It was Senior Day for the Buffalo women’s swim team but junior Kelsey Barbour had a big effort in a 177-111 victory over St. Bonaventure. She won the 100 breaststroke (1 minute, 6.78 seconds) and the 200 breaststroke (2:26.20).

Barbour, from Clifton Park (Shenendehowa), has the top time in both events for the Bulls — 1:03.20 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:18.17 in the 200 breaststroke. The 100 time is second-best all-time and the 200 time is fourth-best all-time on the Buffalo performance list.

McKeown named

Red-shirt junior Brendan McKeown of Scotia (Burnt Hills High) was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week after going 3-0 at 174 pounds for East Stroudsburg in the Super Region I Duals in East Stroudsburg. Included in his victories was a 9-4 decision over Newberry’s Travis Sheehy. Sheehy defeated McKeown in the Super Regional championship match last year. Both earned a trip to the Division II NCAA Championship.

McKeown won his 10th straight match and 50th of his career with a 5-0 decision in a 31-13 loss to Delaware Valley last Saturday. He is 14-1 on the season (the loss by injury default) and has a 24-12 dual-meet record and has seven falls and nine major decisions in his career.

The Super Region I meet is Feb. 22-23 in Kutztown, Pa., and the NCAA Championship is March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala.

Zebrowski helps out

Senior Kara Zebrowski of Clifton Park (Shenendehowa) chipped in as her Boston University women’s swim team defeated rival Boston College 228-72 last week.

Zebrowski finished second to teammate Courtney Grace in the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.94. She finished second to teammate Karla Ferrara in the 200 IM in 2:11.16. She also was a member of the 200 free relay which finished second to another Terrier squad with a time of 1:40.48.

Zebrowski and her mates will compete next in the ECAC Championships March 1-3 in Cambridge, Mass.

News and notes

Junior Chris Jeffers of Albany (Bishop Maginn) is averaging 12.3 points and 8.9 rebounds for the 10-13 Utica men’s basketball team. Junior Rich Smith of Albany (La Salle Institute) and freshman Griffin Kelly of Watervliet (Watervliet High) are key reserves on the squad. … Senior guard Rachel Dellehunt of Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane) is averaging 5.1 points and 4.1 rebounds with a team-high 73 assists starting all 23 games for the 9-14 Roanoke women’s basketball team. … Roxanne Gibbs, a 6-foot freshman center from Cohoes (Cohoes High) is averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 18 games with five starts for the Baruch women’s basketball team. … Versatile junior Alex Smachlo of Rexford (Phillips Andover) is competing in the 500 free, all the butterfly events and the 400 IM for the Bates men’s swim team. … Junior forward Chris Connors of Clifton Park (Albany Academy) scored his seventh goal of the season to help the Mass College of Liberal Arts men’s hockey team defeat Curry last week. He also has seven assists for the 9-13 Golden Bears and has 25 goals and 38 assists for 63 points in 72 career games. … Junior Max Bobrow of Clifton Park (Shenendehowa) has picked up six assists playing for the 14-10-1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s hockey team. He has 13 goals and 23 assists for his career.